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3232I Quit woodworkinghttps://benchworks.be/en/news/i-quit-woodworking/
https://benchworks.be/en/news/i-quit-woodworking/#commentsSun, 02 Dec 2018 08:53:01 +0000https://benchworks.be/?p=23598https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmp-vbNHA0A Some of you may know that I grew up on a farm here in Belgium, did farming studies and then started working on the family farm. And that I later started woodworking as a hobby, which got so out of hand that it became my full time job after attending evening school to get […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/news/i-quit-woodworking/feed/38Dust collection systemhttps://benchworks.be/en/workshop/dust-collection-system/
https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/dust-collection-system/#respondFri, 19 Jan 2018 14:01:47 +0000https://benchworks.be/?p=16194Once the new shop was drywalled and the floor installed, I could finally bring in the machines and start working on installing the dust collection. My first hobby shop had drainage PVC piping which I later rebuilt with metal ventilation ducting once I upgraded to a Felder RL160 dust collector. It was cheap but those […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/dust-collection-system/feed/0Dust collection floor sweep #2https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/dust-collection-floor-sweep-2/
https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/dust-collection-floor-sweep-2/#respondThu, 18 Jan 2018 14:21:10 +0000https://benchworks.be/?p=16140When I built the dust collection system in my new shop I added an extension with blast gate especially for a floor sweep. However over two years later I still hadn’t built it, and as can been seen in my previous videos, there was usually a pile a dust next to the collector as I […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/dust-collection-floor-sweep-2/feed/0Workshop insulating and drywallinghttps://benchworks.be/en/workshop/workshop-insulating-drywalling/
https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/workshop-insulating-drywalling/#respondSun, 14 Jan 2018 18:31:42 +0000https://benchworks.be/?p=15934Once the workshop framing was done I could begin with the insulation and drywalling, first I had an electrician pass all the cables through the walls and ceilings since that wouldn’t have been possible afterwards. For insulation I wanted something natural and healthy as most chemical insulations do emit harmful substances into the rooms and […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/workshop-insulating-drywalling/feed/0Workshop Framinghttps://benchworks.be/en/workshop/workshop-framing/
https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/workshop-framing/#respondSun, 14 Jan 2018 14:41:36 +0000https://benchworks.be/?p=15896In January 2015 the materials for my new workshop were delivered, I had decided to make the walls and ceiling framework with SLS lumber in 38×184 mm format (2 by 8). For the walls this may be overkill but I wanted to use straw insulation so I needed a large width. I also calculated the […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/workshop-framing/feed/0My workshop floorhttps://benchworks.be/en/workshop/my-workshop-floor/
https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/my-workshop-floor/#respondThu, 11 Jan 2018 13:58:15 +0000https://benchworks.be/?p=15756August 2015. After working years on an uneven concrete floor, I wanted something better in the new shop space. The existing concrete floor was very uneven, cold and hard on my feet and knees. Having machines wobble is one thing, but building furniture on an uneven floor is a big handicap. So I opted for […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/my-workshop-floor/feed/0band saw stand (Record Power BS300E)https://benchworks.be/en/my-projects/band-saw-stand-record-power-bs300e/
https://benchworks.be/en/my-projects/band-saw-stand-record-power-bs300e/#commentsThu, 04 Jan 2018 12:53:36 +0000https://benchworks.be/?p=15413For years I have been wanting a second band saw so I could cut curves without having to switch blades on the big band saw, selecting the model wasn’t easy but I went for the Record Power BS300E which has generally good reviews. For all I know there are no band saws in this size […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/my-projects/band-saw-stand-record-power-bs300e/feed/3MFSC multi-function shop-carthttps://benchworks.be/en/projects/mfsc-multi-function-shop-cart/
https://benchworks.be/en/projects/mfsc-multi-function-shop-cart/#commentsThu, 09 Nov 2017 22:56:15 +0000http://benchworks.be/?p=8999 The MFSC or “multi function shop cart”, is a cart that performs several functions and which is designed to assist woodworkers all along the construction of a piece of furniture, from the first to the last step. The MFSC in “wheel cart” mode While working in my workshop I encountered several problems that were […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/projects/mfsc-multi-function-shop-cart/feed/44My old work shophttps://benchworks.be/en/workshop/old-work-shop/
https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/old-work-shop/#commentsSat, 23 Sep 2017 13:27:56 +0000http://benchworks.be/?p=8051I started woodworking around 2009 almost by coincidence after we transformed a cow stable into a machine hangar, this left us with a mountain of pine beams from the 512 m2 floor we took out (about 5500 sqft) . I started trying to make all sorts of stuff with all that wood, and soon bought […]

]]>https://benchworks.be/en/workshop/old-work-shop/feed/23Insect hotel/shop signhttps://benchworks.be/en/my-projects/insect-hotelshop-sign/
https://benchworks.be/en/my-projects/insect-hotelshop-sign/#commentsThu, 27 Apr 2017 21:10:16 +0000http://benchworks.be/?p=5044 It has been 6 years since I started woodworking professionally and I was still without a shop sign to help customers find me. That being said, we only bought the terrain where I have my shop a couple years ago and the landscape was in a sorry state. Last year we completely renovated most […]